The Franco-Algerian war through a twenty-first century lens : film and history / Nicole Beth Wallenbrock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallenbrock, Nicole Beth, author.

Series:

War, culture and society.

War, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Algeria.

Nationalism.

Nationalism--France.

Algeria--History--Revolution, 1954-1962--Motion pictures and the revolution.

Algeria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

The Franco-Algerian War (1954-62) remains a powerful international symbol of Third Worldism and the finality of Empire. Through its nuanced analysis of the war's depiction in film, The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens locates an international reckoning with history that both condemns and exonerates past generations. Algerian and French production partnerships--such as Hors-la-loi , ( Outside the Law , Rachid Bouchareb, 2010) and Loubia Hamra ( Bloody Beans , Narimane Mari, 2013)--are one of several ways citizens collaborate to unearth a shared history and its legacy. Nicole Beth Wallenbrock probes cinematic discourse to shed new light on topics including: the media revelation of torture and atomic bomb tests; immigration's role in the evolution of the war's meaning; and the complex relationship of the intertwined film cultures. The first chapter summarizes the Franco-Algerian War in 20th-century film, thus grounding subsequent queries with Algeria's moudjahid or freedom-fighter films and the French new wave's perceived disinterest in the conflict. This book is an invaluable resource for scholars seeking to understand cinema's role in re-evaluating war and reconstructing international memory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474262835

147426283X

9781474262811

1474262813

OCLC:

1136966653